Article VI, Clause 3

further provides, That the senators and representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound, by oath or affirmation, to support this constitution ; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or publick trust under the United States.

Reproduces this clause verbatim; the passage introduces it as "Article IV." although the clause is in Article VI.

There is one amendment proposed by the convention of South Carolina respecting religious tests, by inserting the word other, between the words 110 and religious in that article, which is an ingenious thought, and had that word been inserted, it would probably have prevented any objection on that head.

The paragraph names the religious test clause by its words ("110" is OCR damage for "no") and the proposal to insert "other" before "religious".

No religions teſt is ever to be required of any officer or ſervant of the United States.

The paragraph says no religious test is ever to be required of any officer of the United States, restating Article VI, Clause 3. The scan prints "religions" before "test"; the quoted words begin after it.

Some very worthy persons, who have not had great advantages for information, have objected against that clause in the constitution which provides, that no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.* They have been afraid that this clause is unfavorable to religion.

Quotes the religious-test provision of this clause verbatim, introducing it as "that clause in the constitution which provides."

Test-laws are useless and ineffectual, unjust and tyrannical ; therefore the Convention have done wisely in excluding this engine of persecution, and providing that no religious test shall ever be required.

Repeats the words of the religious-test provision of this clause in closing the essay's discussion of it.

The Senators and Repreſentatives before mentioned, and the members of the ſeveral State Legiſlatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the ſeveral States, ſhall be bound by oath or affirmation, to ſupport this Conſtitution; but no religious teſt ſhall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public truſt under the United States.

The paragraph prints Article VI, Clause 3 of the Constitution as signed; the quoted words are the same as the clause's (apart from capitals and the long s), though the pamphlet's punctuation differs in places.

…merits particular attention in this place, that the laws of the Confederacy, as to the ENUMERATED and LEGITIMATE objects of its jurisdiction, will become the SUPREME LAW of the land; to the observance of which all officers, legislative, executive, and judicial, in each State, will be bound by the sanctity of an oath.

Says all legislative, executive and judicial officers in each State "will be bound by the sanctity of an oath," echoing this clause's words "shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation."

All the state officers are also bound by oath to support this constitution.

Continuing its account of the sixth article, the paragraph names the oath binding state officers to support the Constitution, which is Article VI, clause 3.

" The senators and representatives before-mentioned, and the members of the several State legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States, and of the several States, shall be bound, by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution."

The paragraph, which continues the quotation from the sixth article begun in the previous paragraph, quotes in quotation marks the first part of Article VI, clause 3.

♦Article VI. "The senators and representatives before mentioned and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath to support this constitution." Were ever public defaulters so effectually screened!

Centinel's own footnote, marked at "their oaths" in the paragraph, names Article VI and quotes its oath clause in quotation marks.

An honourable member from Pennsylvania objected against that part of the sixth article which requires an oath to be taken by the persons there mentioned, in support of the constitution, observing (as he justly might from the conduct the convention was then pursuing) how little such oaths were regarded.

The paragraph identifies by number "that part of the sixth article which requires an oath to be taken by the persons there mentioned, in support of the constitution".

…be the supreme law of the land, and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding; and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this constitution."

Continuing the same quotation, the paragraph quotes the oath clause of Article VI.

And by the 6th art., " The members of the several state legislatures, and all the executive and judicial officers; both of the United States, and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support the constitution." Can this oath betaken by those who have already taken one under the constitution of this state ?

The paragraph cites "the 6th art." and quotes its oath clause in quotation marks.

For myself, I should be content either with or without that clause in the Constitution which excludes test laws.

The speaker refers to "the clause in the Constitution which excludes test laws" and to the oath required of officers; both are in the third clause of Article VI. No number is given.

From this subject he passed to the article dispensing with the qualification of a religious test, and concluded by saying, that he shuddered at the idea that Roman Catholics, Papists, and Pagans might be introduced into office, and that Popery and the Inquisition may be…

The reporter describes the speaker as passing to "the article dispensing with the qualification of a religious test"; no number is given.

“The senators and representatives before mentioned, and the members of the state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound, by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution.”

The passage quotes the clause in quotation marks.

In the conversation on Thursday, on the sixth article, which provides that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office,” &c., several gentlemen urged that it was a departure from the principles of our forefathers, who came here for the preservation of their religion; and that it would admit…

The passage quotes the clause in quotation marks and calls it "the sixth article".

President, to object to the latter part of the paragraph under consideration, which excludes a religious test, is, I am sensible, very popular; for the most of men, somehow, are rigidly tenacious of their own sentiments in religion, and disposed to impose them upon others as…

The speaker identifies the paragraph under consideration by the religious-test exclusion in its latter part; no number is given in this passage.

To the 3d clause of article 6th, Mr.

The passage introduces an addition "to the 3d clause of article 6th"; the reference is by number, and the link is only to the clause it names.

The last clause of the 6th article read.

The journal records the reading of "The last clause of the 6th article".

Some are desirous to know how and by whom they are to swear, since no religious tests are required—whether they are to swear by Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Proserpine, or Pluto.

Abbot speaks of "the exclusion of religious tests" and of the oath to support the Constitution that every federal and state officer takes; both are in the last clause of Article VI.

As to a religious test, had the article which excludes it provided none but what had been in the states heretofore, I would not have objected to it.

Speaking of "a religious test", the speaker refers to "the article which excludes it".

The Constitution provides that “the senators and representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound, by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.” It has been said that, if the exclusion of the religious test were an exception from the general power of Congress, the power over religion would remain.

The speaker says "The Constitution provides that" and quotes the words on the senators, representatives, state legislators and officers being bound by oath or affirmation.

When the clause in the 6th article, which provides that " no religious test should ever be required as a qualification to any office or trust, &c." came under consideration, I observed I should have chose that sentence and anything relating to a religious test, had been totally omitted rather than stand as it did, but still…

Names "the clause in the 6th article" and quotes its religious-test provision in quotation marks, with "should" for "shall" and "trust" for "public Trust".

This will certainly be attended with great inconvenience, as the several States are bound not to make laws contradictory thereto, and all officers are sworn to support it, without knowing precisely what it is.

The paragraph says "all officers are sworn to support" the Constitution; only the oath clause of Article VI fits.

Article 6. clause 3. Between the word " no" and ' the word "religious," insert the word " other.*'

The proposal names "Article 6. clause 3." and the words "no" and "religious" of that clause.

In the third section of the sixth article insert the word other”?

The proposal names "the third section of the sixth article" and the words "no" and "religious", which stand together in the third clause of Article VI.

The national Constitution requires the officers in each State to swear to support it while discharging the duties of any State office to which they may have been elected or appointed.

The paragraph says "the national Constitution requires the officers in each State to swear to support it", which is Article VI, Clause 3.

President, did not the Senator take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution' How can he say this in the face of that oath?

The paragraph names the Senator's "oath of office prescribed by the Constitution" to support it, which is the oath of Article VI, Clause 3.

The third section provides that no person shall ever hold any office under the United States, or under any State, who, having at anytime taken the oath prescribed by the Constitution as an officer of the United States or of any State, shall engage in rebellion or give aid and comfort to the public enemies.

The paragraph names the oath prescribed by the Constitution for officers of the United States and of the States, which is the oath of Article VI, Clause 3.

Now, sir, what is the obligation prescribed in the sixth article of the Constitution?

The paragraph refers by number to the oath "prescribed in the sixth article of the Constitution", and the next paragraph quotes Article VI, Clause 3.

"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures. and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution."

The paragraph quotes the oath requirement of Article VI, Clause 3, introduced in the previous paragraph as "the obligation prescribed in the sixth article of the Constitution".

…is not adopted then all who have at any time held any office under the United States or who have been in any branch of the Legislature of a State, which they could not be without taking the oath required by the Constitution of the United States, are to be excluded from holding the office of Senator or Representative or that of an elector for President, or any office, civil or military, under the United States;…

The paragraph names the oath required by the Constitution of members of State legislatures and officers of the United States, which is Article VI, Clause 3.

But all the members of the State Legislature, all the judicial officers of the State, are compelled to take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States; and I suppose it is fair to estimate that persons will be excluded who held office twenty and thirty years ago, as well as those who held office at…

The paragraph names the oath prescribed by the Constitution for members of State legislatures and State judicial officers, which is Article VI, Clause 3.

No religious test shall over be required na ajualiSention t,. nnj office or public trust under the Imtcd States."

The paragraph quotes the clause introduced in the previous paragraph as "that clause of the Constitution which declares that"; the words are badly garbled by OCR ("ajualiSention", "nnj", "Imtcd").

President, I was remarking that this proposed amendment to the Constitution will operate as a repeal, as an annulment of that clause of the sixth article of the present Constitution which declares that no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." The article which is proposed to us declares that no State shall pass any law and that the United States shall pass no law which shall abridge or deny the…

The paragraph cites "that clause of the sixth article of the present Constitution" and gives its words on religious tests.

Are Senators prepared to disregard the old inhibition contained in the Constitution in reference to religious tests?

The paragraph names "the old inhibition contained in the Constitution in reference to religious tests", Article VI, Clause 3, quoted just before.

I refer to the prohibition which I have already read. Sir, I would not part with that great security for human liberty, religious freedom, for any consideration that could be addressed to me; and the article which is now offered,…

The paragraph refers to "the prohibition which I have already read", the bar on religious tests in Article VI, Clause 3, quoted earlier in the speech.

But my great objection to this, and one which with me is utterly insuperable, is that it gives the national Government power byasingle enactment to repeal that clause of the Constitution which declares that no religious test shall be applied to officeholders in the United States.

The paragraph names "that clause of the Constitution which declares that no religious test shall be applied to officeholders"; only Article VI, Clause 3 fits.

…to and commune with this, that, or the other religious denomination." I prefer to adhere to the present provisions of the Constitution of the United States in all these respects—the Constitution which prohibits utterly and forever the setting up of any religious test.

The paragraph names the provision of "the Constitution which prohibits utterly and forever the setting up of any religious test"; only Article VI, Clause 3 fits.

That is also in direct conflict with one of the ancient clauses of the Constitution.

The paragraph names, as "one of the ancient clauses of the Constitution", the bar on religious tests for holding office it has just discussed; only Article VI, Clause 3 fits.

…assume that the members of the legislatures of the States of the Union who at the same time they take an oath to support the constitution of their own States also take an oath to support the Constitution and laws of the Federal Government would not permit any act to be passed by their own legislatures in violation of the provisions of the congressional act.

The paragraph names the oath to support the Constitution taken by members of the State legislatures, which is required by Article VI, Clause 3.

Each member of the legislature of every State in the Union has taken an oath since the eighteenth amendment has been adopted to support and maintain the Constitution of the United States.

The paragraph names the oath to support the Constitution taken by members of the State legislatures, which is required by Article VI, Clause 3.